Ñuble Province (1974–2018)

Ñuble Province (Spanish: Provincia de Ñuble, pronounced [ˈɲuβle]) was one of the provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII).

It used to span an area of 13,178.5 km2 (5,088 sq mi) and it was administratively constituted by 21 communes.

Over 800 residences in the town of Quirihue were destroyed, leaving little for townspeople to return to.

[5] In August 2017 a law to create the new territorial division was promulgated by the President of the Republic in Chillán.

[8] As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president.